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Articles by Jamie Hailstone

Grammar schools branded 'palpable tosh and nonsense'

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 September 2016

Education experts have called on politicians to heed warnings by Sir Michael Wilshaw about govern...

Divided Dorset: 'Let the public decide,' says PCC

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 September 2016

Dorset’s police and crime commissioner has called for plans to divide his country into two single...

Scrap all districts, says backbench Tory MP

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 September 2016

A backbench Tory MP has called for all the district councils in England to be scrapped, as boroug...

JRF calls for more council powers to tackle poverty

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 September 2016

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has called on the Government to devolve more powers to town halls ...

Wilshaw: Councils must take responsibility for all schools

By Jamie Hailstone | 05 September 2016

The Government’s outgoing chief inspector of schools has called on local authority bosses to ‘sta...

Scottish councillors raise social care cap

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 September 2016

Councillors in Aberdeenshire have voted to increase the amount of money a person can have before ...

Highland braced for new IT deal

By Jamie Hailstone | 31 August 2016

Highland Council is expected to switch its IT provider after selecting WIPRO Holdings as the pref...

Leaders raise fears over new health plans

By Jamie Hailstone | 31 August 2016

Council leaders have warned the Government’s new work and health programme will end in failure un...

Calls grow for greater focus on economic growth of cities

By Jamie Hailstone | 31 August 2016

A leading think-tank has called on prime minister Theresa May to support economic growth in citie...

£700m South West healthcare deal set for Virgin Care

By Jamie Hailstone | 31 August 2016

Virgin Care could expand its growing healthcare portfolio after being named preferred bidder for ...